Newstead Underground

Newstead Underground
Newesteader undergrundbanen (Borish)

Overview
Owner	City of Newstead
Locale	Newstead, Borland
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	4
Line number	U1, U2, U3, U4
Number of stations	111
Daily ridership	c. 1.3 million (weekdays)
Annual ridership	c. 465 million
Website	www.nst.bo/undergrund
Operation
Began operation	1948
Operator(s)	Newstead City Transit (NST)
Character	fully grade-separated, partially underground
Train length	28–112 metres
Technical
System length	c. 95 km
No. of tracks	2–3
Track gauge	1,500 mm (standard gauge)
Electrification	750 V DC overhead line
Top speed	100 km/h

The Newstead Underground (Borish: Newesteader undergrundbanen) is a rapid transit system in Newstead. It is the largest rail rapid transit system in Borland and the only one which is fully grade-separated. The network consists of four lines and has 111 stations over 95 kilometres.

After opening for tests in 1948, the first section opened for regular passengers on the 3rd of December 1949.

Network

Lines

There are four lines on the Newstead underground, numbered U1–U4.

Line		Stations	From	To	Route	First opened	Last extension
U1		30	Spandaw	Teltaw	Spandaw–Aldenspandaw–Steanfeld–Langenfeld–Lange Strate–Raadshous–Centralstatië–Universitÿt–Botanisker Garden–Rÿkshall–Aldenteltaw–Teltaw	1949	1958
U2		31	Boilen	Treckum	Boilen–Lewenkaster–Gravord–Yoorland–Universitÿt–Ostende–Hewmarket–Newe Werlde–Westende–Lindenstrate–Treckum	1958	1973
U2		26	Boilen	Centralstatië	Boilen–Lewenkaster–Gravord–Yoorland–Universitÿt–Ostende–Hoghstrate–Kerkenstrate–Centralstatië	1958	1964
U3		37	Neweham	Ÿsey	Neweham–Kaldehous–Yestmaar Market–Ost-Ring–Universitÿt–Centralstatië–Raadshous–West-Ring–Newe Werlde–Suiþ-Ring–Stadenhalle–Steanburg–Yestmaar Market–Bringe–Aarenhous–Ÿsey	1950	1969
U4		27	Holpen	Lindenstrate	Holpen–Aldet Þorp–Hayen–Yoorland–Hërden–Norþende–Centralstatië–Kerkenstrate–Hoghstrate–Krossstrate–Newe Werlde–Westende–Lindenstrate	1961	1978
U4		26	Holpen	Stadenpark	Holpen–Aldet Þorp–Hayen–Yoorland–Hërden–Norþende–Centralstatië–Kerkenstrate–Hoghstrate–Krossstrate–Hewmarket–Stadenpark	1961	1978

Future expansions

Line		New stations	From	To	Route	Planned opening
U2		5	Centralstatië	Ranswater	Centralstatië–Norþstrate–Koningsplat–Gradenstrate–Teghenstrate–Ranswater Centrum–Ranswater	2023
U4		2	Stadenpark	Stadenhalle	Stadenpark–Middelstrate–Newemarket–Newemarketstrate–Stadenhalle	2023
U4		3	Treckum	Rÿkesfeld	Treckum–Treckum Centrum–Anstrate–Rÿkesfeld	2030?

Stations

There are 111 stations on the Newstead underground. Of these, all but twelve stations are below-ground.

Rolling stock

The earliest model of rolling stock used on the Newstead Underground consisted of experimental units based on commuter railway trains. Initially, it was planned to have vehicles be able to run from the underground onto the national railway system, making it necessary that vehicles were compatible, eventhough this rarely ended up happening. These trains were first introduced between 1946 (for testing before the networkʼs official opening) and 1950, with modified versions of these being introduced until 1961. The last trains of this type were pulled from service in 1986. Between 1978 and 1984, almost all trains of the previous models were replaced with standard urban trains, which also was introduced in Stunhill, Westhaven and on the Newstead S-train. All trains introduced to the underground since then have been variations of that model.

Most underground trains in Newstead use a mix of longditudinal and transverse seating, with older models using almost exclusively transverse seating and newer ones using a 50:50 split between the two.